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Poland Chooses Nokia for Nationwide GSM-Railway Contract
A Nokia-led consortium and Poland's state-owned railway operator PKP have signed a five-year contract to deploy a nationwide turnkey GSM-Rai…
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Stadler's Bogie Revision Centre in Hungary to Double its Capacity
Stadler’s competence centre for the revision of railway bogies started operation in 2013 in the premises of the group’s car body factory in …
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Alstom to Supply 25 Coradia Lint Regional Trains to Southern Germany
Alstom has received two orders for the supply of a total of 25 Coradia Lint regional trains in southern Germany. DB Regio Bayern has ordered…
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MTR’s Hong Kong Express Rail Link Enters Final Preparation Phase
MTR Corporation, the operator of the future Elizabeth Line, has moved one step closer to completing work on a nine year, £7.67bn high-speed …
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Alstom Ships First Metropolis Trainset for Panama Metro Line 2
Alstom has shipped the first Metropolis trainset for Panama metro line 2 from its factory in Barcelona (Spain). All 20 metros ordered for Pa…
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Go-Ahead’s First Flirt 3 Trains for Baden-Württemberg Take Shape
Preparations are underway to get Go-Ahead Baden-Württemberg’s first Flirt 3 trains, built by Stadler, ready to hit the track. As part of the…
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Siemens and MRCE to Form New Locomotive Workshop in Rotterdam
Siemens and Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE), a full-service locomotive leasing company, have agreed to found a joint venture for the servi…
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TfL Orders Additional Trains for London's Elizabeth Line
Jointly sponsored by the Department for Transport (DfT) and TfL, the Elizabeth line is the largest infrastructure project of its kind in Eur…
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Siemens to Deliver Alternating-Current Locomotives for Danish State Railways
The new alternating-current locomotives will primarily operate in regional transport as traction units for DSB's 113 double-decker passenger…
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Bombardier Secures MTA Rail Operations and Maintenance Services Contract
Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has signed a five-year extension to its current contract with the Maryland Transit Adminis…
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Alstom to Supply Additional Coradia Stream Regional Trains to Trenitalia
Alstom has been awarded four contracts totalling around €330 million by Trenitalia, the Italian national train operator, for the supply of 5…
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UK Rolling Stock to Increase by up to 85% Over the Next 30 Years
Working together, the partnership railway of the public and private sectors has published the sixth annual edition of the Long Term Passenge…
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Crossrail Latest: Construction of London's Newest Railway Enters Final Stages
New images released by Crossrail Limited highlight construction progress across the route to deliver London’s newest railway, the Elizabeth …
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Bombardier to Extend Automated People Mover System in Phoenix
The Bombardier automated people mover system in Phoenix has a proven track record, achieving over 99.5 percent availability each year since …
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World-First for Automatic Train Operation on Mainline Railway
Govia Thameslink Railway, working with Network Rail and Siemens, have scored a world-first by running Automatic Train Operation (ATO) over E…
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Siemens Consortium to Build Fully Automated People Mover for Frankfurt Airport
Fraport AG, operator of the Frankfurt Airport, has commissioned Siemens, lead in a consortium with Max Bögl Group and Keolis Deutschland Gmb…
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Sqills Implements its Sales and Distribution Software for High Speed Rail Operator Eurostar
Sqills, the Dutch provider of sales and distribution software for the rail and bus industry, has started implementing its sales and distribu…
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Railway Sensor Technology Specialist Frauscher Opens New Office in India
In only five years since the market entry in 2013, Frauscher Sensor Technology has achieved strong growth in India. Approximately 100 employ…
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The Rail Industry in the Age of Cyber Security
Cyber-security is an increasingly frequent topic in the discourse on the future of the rail industry around the world. Amir Levintal, CEO of…
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How Traceability Technology Can Help Reduce Copper Cable Theft
Line-side copper cable theft continues to blight the UK’s rail infrastructure. Aside from the cost implications, which can run into millions…
